Sony’s 3000 Pictures and Temple Hill Entertainment to Adapt ‘Dolly All the Time’ With Gemma Burgess

Sony’s 3000 Pictures has acquired rights to adapt Annabel Monaghan’s bestselling novel Dolly All the Time, according to an announcement from Deadline published on Aug. 20, 2026.

Deadline reports that Gemma Burgess will write the adaptation, translating Monaghan’s novel to the screen. The report frames the deal as taking place in a competitive acquisition environment, with multiple parties pursuing the property around the time of the book’s summer release.

The film production company Temple Hill Entertainment is set to produce the adaptation, Deadline says. The same report identifies Annika Patton as the producer overseeing the project within Temple Hill Entertainment’s development structure.

Deadline also ties the project to the book’s recent publication window, stating that Dolly All the Time arrived at the beginning of the summer. The novel’s timing is presented as part of the reason the title attracted attention among studios and production companies seeking fresh, audience-ready material.

Burgess’s involvement as screenwriter is the first creative detail publicly tied to the adaptation. The announcement does not provide additional casting, director, or production start dates, and it does not specify whether the film will be released theatrically or through a streaming partner.

For Annabel Monaghan, the adaptation marks another instance of the author’s work moving from page to screen, with the project routed through Sony’s 3000 Pictures and Temple Hill Entertainment. For Temple Hill, the deal adds to its slate of film development activity that typically bridges major studio distribution reach with independent development support.

The report does not include budget estimates or licensing terms beyond the acquisition of the novel, and there is no information in the announcement about which scenes, characters, or themes will receive the closest attention in the script adaptation. As with many early development deals, the next steps will likely involve finalizing the script, completing production attachments, and then setting a timetable for filming and release.

If the project moves forward, it will enter the standard production lifecycle that follows rights acquisition and writing. That usually includes further creative negotiations, casting and director selection, and eventual scheduling with distribution partners, none of which are detailed in the Aug. 20 report.